Matthew Anish Poet Free verse

Poetry For the Masses

Make your 
   poems 
   clear 
so that they can be 
                         understood 
by all who 
         read 
          them 
Clarity should be you goal
The truth should not be in the hands 
   of a few 
But should reach the hearts 
of the masses
    Humor has its place, assuredly 
But poets must work hard 
to get their 
   respective messages across
  Some people say 
that Bob Dylan and Mr. Springsteen are 
   the true poets 
They have great talent no doubt 
But words on the page (read in Silence)    
   can enter the heart's core 
and change you forever
Peace, poetic brothers and sisters

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Anne Rutherford November 19, 2014 at 2:21 PM Well said Matthew, If it's not from the heart and soul it will not grab you into it. You have to feel the poem. Anne

Kelly Deschler July 13, 2014 at 7:57 PM This is beautiful in it's simplicity and I love the message you send here. When words are written from the heart you can feel it, and that is exactly how I think all poetry should be written. Keep it simple and soulful, just as you have here! A wonderful write, Matthew!

Ettie Christian-Bowling July 1, 2014 at 9:11 PM Well i rate this poem a seven bc its truly brilliant...... words on a page read in silence to me does make a bigger impact:)-Love Ettie

M. L. Kiser July 1, 2014 at 12:40 PM Poetry is powerful, indeed.

Andrea Dietrich June 30, 2014 at 2:57 PM My thoughts EXACTLY. There is a magazine I published in a few times called Lucidity. You might want to check it out if the magazine is still going. It had a very nice format! The name for it is awesome. Clarity is the other great name for what you describe!

Jslambert Mister Roboto June 30, 2014 at 6:19 AM bobby D. spoke to me. Springsteen smoked YaH and played with too much scream. Poetry is where it's kept well and thorough , keep it gritty in the city, from Queens Bridge down thru Avenue L Brooklyn, hell any borough!